Mike Pattison has setup a big whiteboard at the Sky Dragon to pull together some ideas about how the center is moving forward. Next to the board you’ll find a big stack of paper to write out your own comments, thoughts, concerns, criticisms. Here’s a snapshot of what’s on the board right now:
Immediate Financial Needs
- 1st mortgage holder ($270,000)
- Building appraisal ($3,000 to $3,500)
- Year end taxes ($3,000)
- Pro-bono / discounted help
- legal assistance
- accounting
- Longer term
- grant writers
- center coordinator
Immediate Volunteer Needs
- Halton Eco Fest
- Mayday Festival
- Eco Film Fest
- Public relations
- postering
- town criers
- phone calling
- lead investigating
- Eco market (artist boxes)
Immediate Public Needs
- Sales agents for
- coffee
- catering
- Mayday ad sales
- space rentals
- classes
- Also required
- T-shirt making
- button making
- anything craft promoted
- computer paper
- poster paper
- ink cartridges
Further help is required. Any cash donations (receipts to be issued on $25 or more) will be held in an account now being established. Anybody with time to volunteer can leave their name and contact information for Mike Pattison at the cafe counter.
Additionally, people interested in helping with these specific areas please include your strengths / background when leaving your contact information:
- Anyone interested in helping with PR
- Kitchen / catering volunteers
- Building / repair
- Any other strengths or interests
All legal, accounting, investing opportunities please contact Kevin Mackay by phone (905) 777-8102 or email kevin@skydragon.org
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what kind of building /repair work needs to be done?
I don’t think there’s anything to be done in terms of immediate repair / construction work. If you’re referring to the appraisal mentioned on the big board, that needs to be done to assess the market value of the building, which in turn will help us secure a new mortgage.
The dragon’s been extensively renovated over the years and it’s amazing to see how the space has been transformed (especially the kitchen and plumbing on the main floor). There are lots of smaller-scale reno projects planned in the future. A few I’ve heard:
Just out of curiousity, who is providing the charitable donation receipts for donations over $25? Does Skydragon have a charitable registration number? I was under the impression that it was a non-profit coop, not a registered charity. I’d appreciate the clarification, thanks!
I hate to push off this question because it’s so important (and gets asked a lot), but the details are still being worked out. The Sky Dragon doesn’t have charitable status so currently cannot issue tax receipts. My current understanding is that we will be running donations through either Arts Hamilton, OPIRG or both. Those details need to be figured out yet though.
A new bank account is being setup which will be used to track and allocate the donations. Smaller donations (via a jar on the cafe counter) are carefully recorded and are being stored (temporarily) in a lock box. Eventually that cash will be deposited into the setup account. If everything goes well, we’ll have the specifics for the monday meeting.
Ok, well if you need help with actually renovating/construction… Let me know. I’m in between jobs so I can’t provide any materials, But I can donate my time. Sorry if that doesnt help much.
I’m still not clear about receipting — OPRIG is not a registered charity, and therefore cannot receipt SDs donations. Arts Hamilton could (theoretically) – any confirmation?
Valour – Thanks for the offer! We will certainly be needing help in future so we’ll try to keep in touch.
Sonas – I still don’t have any information regarding donation receipts, but hopefully that will come shortly.